Yeast-cake cabinet.



' M. DGRSON. YEAST CAKE CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 17, 8-91!m 1,2523%? Patented Jan.1,1918.

INVENTOR WITNESSES .4 I ATTORNEY rarer.

MICHAEL mama; or Beams, MAINE.

YEAST-CAKE cAB'nvEr.

speeidcaioa of LettersPatent.

Patented Jan. 1, i918.

a p'iiatidn area-A ril 17', 1917. Serial no. 162;69'1.

To al l'whomz't' may concern.-

Be it known that I, fv[1CHAELDORION, az citizen of the United States,residing at Rufinfor'd, in-the' county of Oxford and State of Maine,have invented new and useful Improvements in Yeast-Cake Cabinets, ofwhich the following isa specification.

This invention relates to store furniture, and more es ecially todelivery cabinets, and the object ofthe same is to produce an extremelycheap single-article delivery cabi net of this type which I have-hereinshown and described as usefulfor vending yeast cakes and the like,although of course it is adapted to deliver other articles, usuallypackages, one at a time. r V The primary purpose of the presentinvention is'to' produce such a cabinet at an extremely low cost ofmanufacture, provided with practical means which may be added at littleexpense for rendering the contents inaccessible to the general public aswill be explained; Details are found in the following specification,reference being had t'othe accompanying drawings where- 1n':- I VFig'ure lis a perspective view of this cabinet attached toa wall readyfor use,showmg the hinged cover as raised and the locking padlocka'sslightly remove v c Fig. 2 isa vertical central section, an Fig. 3 across section on the line"3+3 of Fig. Q'with'the baelrplate removed.Figs. at and 5'a're a perspective detail and a diagrammaticviewrespectively of aslight amplification which-may be employed to renderthe delivery mechanism inoperative toone who does not understand it.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates the casing which may well be anupright box open at its front and having internal groove's'2 in its sidewalls for a front panel which consists of a glass strip 3 inserted intothe upper ends of these grooves and run down to their lower ends 4 wherethey terminate j-ust short of the delivery outlet 5' asbe's'tsee'ri-irrF-ig. 2. The bottom ofthe-cas ing may be closed bya'block 6 whichby preference is inserted'fr'ombeneath and held by screw7' throug'hthe side walls, so that' it canbe removed when accessis'to behad to the delivery mechanism proper, and the front end of t'his blockisturnedupward and terminates in a lip 8 standing just beneath thedelivery outlet 5. The'latter is proportionate-'topthethickness of thearticles Ato be" vended, which in the present caseare cakes or packagesof yeast'or the like having a contour adapted to fit within the upright.casing. The side Walls may also be provided-with a pair of grooves 9(see Fig. 3) into which from above may be slid a back plate 10, ofglass, sheet metal, or even of thin wood. I The purpose of this plate isto cover the heads of the screws 11 which pass through the rear wall ofthe casing and intothe wall or other upright support, and unless thisback plate is removed access to the heads of thesescrews is notpossible. If this back plate be not transparent, the existenceof thesescrews even may be concealed. The presence of the back plate preventsanyrpossibility of the articles A catching on'theheads of the screws,and'the front face of this plate as well as the inner face ofthe glassstrip 3 and, the side walls ofthe casing are smooth so that there is noobstruction to the packages shown in Fig. 2 settling when the lowermostpackage or'a'rticle A is removed fromthe cabinet. The cover may behinged as at 12 to the upper end of one side wall, and its free edge maycarry a hasp 13 passing over a staple l i in the outer face of the otherside ,wall,so as to receive a small padlock 1* 5, shoWngrB? moved inFig. 1; and when this padlock is applied to the staple, the cover islockedclosed-and access to the interior of the cas ing is'prevented.This is a detailwhich may be used or may be omitted. If the cabinet isto be employed behind the counter where only the store keeper willhaveaccess to it, there is of course no necessity oflo'cking thecovergbut it may be possible that the cabie net will be used in publicplaces, and in that case I would prefer that the public be excluded.Closing the cover locks the glass strip 3 against removal, and thereforeno access can be had through the front. The eutlet opening 5 is toosmall for anyone to insert his fingers and remove one of the articlesA.WVhile' the bottom block 6' is held in place-only by screws, thegeneral'public does not carry a screw driver, and in any event anunauthorized person would be observedif he should take apart the casing.

The delivery or ej ecting mechanism proper is located within a chamber20 formed at the lower end. of thecasing-by recessing the frent'face'ofthe back plate as seen at 2-1.

- the belt should, be rather rough or the ma:

Within this chamber are disposed three rollers numbered respectively 22,23 andQat, and

the front and rear rollers have their trun nions j ournaled in hearingsin the side walls in one horizontal plane, while the trunnions of theintermediate rollers are journ'aled "1n bearings disposed a little loweras seen in Fig. Across the outermost and uppermost" rollers runs anendless belt 25, Whichpassesdown around them and up over theintermediate roller-'23, and the belt underlies the lowermost ofthestack of articles A- asseenL One of the trunnions of theintermediate" roller is continued through the sidewall of the casing andformed into. a. handle, shown in Fig. -l as'cranked as at '26and-standing on the right sideof the casing as the user I faces it.@Vhenno w he graspsthis handleand turns it-in the normal or usualdirection,

that is toward the right,- the intermediate, rolleris turned in thedirection of the arrow in Fig. 2, and the other rollers rotate in theopposite direction by reason ofthe winding. of the'belt 25; and? as aresult the. upper.-

stretch of the belt is causedto move forward so that the lowermostarticle Azin thestack withinrthe casing is delivered 7 or iejectedthrough the outlet opening 5-, and drops intothe hand of theuser. In order to effect this delivery, :it is essential that thesurface of terial 0f the belt be such that itiwill cling somewhat to thebox, Wrapper, or casing of the lowermost article with suflicient forceor clinging tendency to slide this article from beneath the stack,regardless of the weight of the latter upon it. Assuming now that acabinet of this kind is fastened to the wall behind the counter in theaverage store, and that the glass strip of goingto a can, box, or jar,and picking out a yeast cake. ,Such storage receptacle may beempty,whereas the glass strip 3 permits themanager of the store to know at anytime how many articles A are ready for sale. The store keeper or hisclerk might neglect to return the cover to the j aror close the lid ofthe receptacle, and the yeast cakes on hand are then subjected to theaccumulation'of'dust and the incursions of insects, whereas inthepresent device the accumulated stack of articles A is entirelyinclosed except for the very small outlet 5. Finally,

use of this invention, the storekeeper always selling his oldest yeastcake because or like receptacle, the oldestyeast cakes are at thebottomand he is always selling the latest one, which of course is notdesirable In Figs. 4 and 5 Ihave shown asl-ight amplification otwhighthe device is susceptible, to render the ejecting mechanism practicallylIlOPGIitislVB' to a person Snot ac? qua1nted-=1with it.-

The samerollers-and belt the stack replenishedby placing new ones on thetop: he should keep them in a jar are erele ployed,-. but th .in e med eroller 33 has its; trunnions iBL projected lat-f erally inbothdirections through illJlflglljh slots 35, 111 the side walls of thecasing, and

knob-shaped handles. 36 are fQlIned onj the 7 outer end of,saidftrunllib Sylfl embly; 011

both ofthem. .The slots are so disposed'th-at,

normally theqtrunnions lie .in their lower ends, with the result thatthe belt 25 hasa:

certain slack junder the endmost rollers as 1nd1cated'at25 in F 1g.;,5';and therefore no matter which way the intermediate roller is,

turned it does, not impart move nent to the belt and thereforenogarticle; A is delivered.

The trick of successfully operating this device is not known to thegeneral public, but

it-is extremely simplewhen it is known.- All the operator has toodo isto grasp the two knobsi-n; his two hands nd-rais'e them,

while rotating the intermediate roller 33 in,

the direction of. the arrow shown, in- Fig. 2. As soon asheraises thisroller its upperside puts tension on the belt, and therefore itsrotation causes the belt to move as already described. Itis indeed quitepossible to make the slots so short and to adjust the parts so.accurately that all the storekeeper needs to do is to raise one knob androtate t, permitt ng the intermediate roller to have ts ax s slightlycanted at'that time while the other trunnion stands at the lower end; ofits slot. Ifthis can be'successfully' accomplished by propermanufacture," the maker might evei1,-om1t.one trunnion and mount'theother ina slot as suggested;

but I preferto use a knob 3.6 rather than a crank handle 26, becausethis type of handle needs to be sustainedlwhile it is rotated.

Immediately on releasing either or both the. knobs,- the; intermediatevroller .drops back into the, position indicated and the f belt againbecomes slackat25 .v \Vith the adoption of this little amplificatiomitis quite possible to dispose the] cabinet in public .places'or to mountitonyaywall anywhere within the average store'and WltlliII-lildlgf any.customer, as only a' person knowing the trick can work the; ejectingmechanism to .del'iver'an article A, through theoutletf5,

- The entire device is extremely simple in structure, cheap ofmanufacture, and easy of operation ;;anclv if the details abovedescribed are followed,"all parts are accessible for cleaning andrepair. I do not wish to be limited to the sizes, proportions, shapesand materials other than as hereinbefore set forth.

WVhat is claimed as new is 1. In a delivery cabinet, the combinationwith an upright casing, and a base block formed with an internal chamberand an outlet opening; of the ejecting mechanism located within saidchamber and comprising three rollers whereof the trunnions of theintermediate one are mounted in journals on a lower level than those ofthe other rollers, one of the intermediate trunnions projecting throughthe side of the casing and having a handle, and an endless belt passingover and around the endmost rollers with both its stretches passing overthe intermediate roller, for the purpose set forth.

2. In a delivery cabinet, the combination with an upright casing open atits front and having grooves in the inner faces of its side wallsterminating near the lower ends, a glass strip removably inserted insaid grooves from above, a cover, and a base block formed with aninternal chamber and having its front end spaced beneath the lower endof the strip to produce an outlet opening; of the ejecting mechanismlocated within said chamber and comprising three rollers whereof thetrunnions of the inter mediate one are mounted in journals on a lowerlevel than those of the other rollers, one of said trunnions projectingthrough the side of the casing and having a handle, and an endless beltpassing over and around the endmost rollers with its intermediatestretch Copies of this patent may be obtained for passing up over theintermediate roller, for the purpose set forth.

3. In a delivery cabinet, the combination with an upright casing, itslower end having an enlarged chamber; of an ejecting mechanism locatedwithin said chamber and comprising three rollers whereof the endmosthave their trunnions journaled in the side walls of the casing, thelatter being provided between said journals with upright slots, thetrunnions of the intermediate roller passing through said slots andhaving operating means at their outer ends, and an endless belt passingover and around the endmost rollers and both its stretches passing overthe intermediate roller, for the purpose set forth.

l. In a delivery cabinet, the combination with an upright casing havinga transparent front wall and an outlet opening at the lower end of thesame, the body of the casing adapted to receive a stack of articles andits lower end having an enlarged chamber; of an ejecting mechanismlocated within said chamber and comprising three rollers whereof theendmost have their trunnions journaled in the side walls of the casing,the latter being provided between said journals with upright slots, thetrunnions of the in termediate roller passing through said slots andhaving knobs at their outer ends, and an endless belt passing over andaround the endmost rollers and up and over the intermediate roller, forthe purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

MICHAEL DORION.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

